Cleared for takeoff
A look at the new stadium for the first season of the Ontario Tower Buzzers.
For a Class-A ball club, the Ontario Tower Buzzers have a first-class stadium.
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ farm system is getting a fresh look in 2026 with the debut of the Ontario Tower Buzzers. The name “Tower Buzzers” is a playful nod to the famous line from the 1986 film “Top Gun.” “Sorry Goose, but it’s time to buzz the tower.”
The franchise rights (and the Dodgers affiliation) that belonged to the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes moved to Ontario, paving the way for the new Tower Buzzers. The Rancho Cucamonga Quakes’ identity is being adopted by the team formerly known as the Inland Empire 66ers. They will move to Rancho Cucamonga but remain an Angels affiliate.
The Buzzers will play their first game on Thursday, April 2, in their new 6,000-seat (4,500 fixed seats) ballpark. ONT Field will have a variety of seating experiences, from traditional fixed seats to premium hospitality areas and a grass berm and terraced seating for unique perspectives. The stadium’s estimated cost is about $100 million.
Other amenities include a private club, luxurious suites, a covered patio food hall and a dedicated kids zone complete with a splash pad.
Mascot: The team is represented by Maverick, a bee decked out in aviator goggles and a flight scarf.
Food/beverages: Prices include $13 for a beer and $5 for fries. Italian, Mexican and Asian menus are available. An ice cream shop is in center field.
Tickets: Tickets for a Wednesday night game can be as low as $5 for the outfield. Tickets generally range from $8 to $12, depending on location. Full season, half season and quarter season packages are available. There are dugout suites, luxury suites and outdoor areas for groups called flight decks.
Ticket information: towerbuzzers.com/tickets
Fans can watch players practice in the batting cages located by the main gate.
A giant mural of Fernando Valenzuela by Jonas Never is on the wall in left field. Never played baseball for UC Riverside before becoming a famous muralist.
Cornhole and wiffle ball can be played on an artificial surface at the end of the right-field line.
Littleton’s Market is a grab- and-go area named for the field in Ontario where the movie “A League of Their Own” was filmed.
One of the highlights will be the 75% scale P-38 that has runway lights, smoke and spinning propellers that will turn on after a Buzzer home run.
Still to come: A building that looks like an airport tower is being constructed. It will have a restaurant and a speakeasy at the top of the tower.
A look at many of the different types of seats is below:
Sources: MiLB.com, Baseball America, Tilden-Coil Constructors, Adam Serrano -regional marketing director for Diamond Baseball Holdings. Photos by Kurt Snibbe, SCNG